KAWASAKI Badminton

Discussion in 'Badminton Rackets / Equipment' started by KWSKJP, Apr 30, 2019.

  1. Father Parrot

    Father Parrot Regular Member

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    Kawasaki and Li-Ning are undisputed in terms of design
     
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    Hello, some news about Honor S9 ?
     
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    Just an update on the honor s8, still really enjoy playing with it. Although it hasn't broke yet, I can tell the material and the frame are very weak. The material around the frame sinks inwards when inserting grommets using just my hand strength and there are already sinking grommet issues. I guess that's the price you gave to pay to get the the hollow and airy feel.

    Edit: small mistake I meant s7
     
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    where can I get it in Indonesia?
     
  5. Rimano

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    Pics and details! I've got a 3U sitting around, which I haven't played with yet.

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    Hi, someone PM me here andasked my view on K9 compare with other racket and I might as well share it here..

    Disclaimer: I am only average badminton fan. This is only my personal experience using this racket and I am not endorsing nor discouraging others racket

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    Hi,
    Firstly sorry for the late reply.

    I say go for it.. The King K9 is a stable racket to use, easy to use, Medium flexible shaft if you hold the very end of the handle; and can be stiff the higher up you place your hand.

    The smash power might be just a little bit lower than the astrox / zforce2 but it makes up with the easy of use and stability.

    Very easy to tame and use.

    King K9 vs Astrox 77, although ax77 is rated medium flex,the ax77 felt stiffer than King K9. Also the head felt heavier as well.

    King K9 vs Astrox 100zz, the 100zz is all-rounder racket whereas the K9 is more to towards midcourt-to-backcourt. 100zz have a higher learning curve and get used to while you can get along with the K9 almost at any day.

    K9 vs ZF2, ZF2 is powerful but very tiring to use.

    K9 vs AVP, AVP is fast racket.. its very different than the K9 which is a powerful/balance racket

    Hope this helps.
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  7. Rimano

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    Brought a few kawasaki rackets from 11.11 sales. Just received the M7 lite. Interestingly some of the grommet holes are drilled straight rather than in the direction of the frame. Annoying that they only supplied normal grommets in these so they stick out quite a bit.

    Wondering if this is a good idea or not...thinking it might impact durability and the strings might not go so nicely over these bit that pop out... [​IMG]

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    As always with their paintjobs Kawasaki nailed it
     
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    How dis the racket play?
     
  10. Rimano

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    Haven't had a good chance to play with it, so can't really tell. There's no immediate red flags, but the one game I played with it, I had trouble adjusting, so I switched back to my normal racket, 4U auraspeed 90K. During the warm up I managed to hit one surprisingly steep smash, so the potential is there.

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  11. Ptah

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    Hey everyone,
    I I received at christmas a Kawasaki Master 900 but no professionnel in my area know how to string it.

    Do you know where I could find any documentation about this stringing pattern ?
     
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    Please find other stringers. There's nothing too unique about the racket, other than that is has less shared holes. It seems like it's made for a Hariboto pattern. If going two piece, it can get ugly, like this picture from badminton-racket-review (.com?) demonstrates. I'll assume they just did that to show what not to do.
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    Tying off the mains at the 9th main string with 3 strings in one shared hole (@kakinami's mod) could avoid that even when going with a two piece pattern.

    Any stringer, professional or not, should at least be able to do what you see in that picture. However, I recommend a one piece (Hariboto) pattern for this racket. I'd use @s_mair's version, but that's my go to anyway. He has a video on it, but there might be some slight modifications necessary...

    If it has to be two piece, go with the modifications mentioned.
     
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    Thank you very much for this very comprehensive answer !
     
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    Had this same stringing problem with the m7 lite. Don't understand why they can't put another shared hole in... Anyway I've chose to tie off the cross against the shared hole above 10, because I didn't fancy putting two knots in the same hole at 8.

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  15. phil1954

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    Hey Ryan, what are your thoughts on the Master 900 vs K9 4U, the stats are identical for stiffness, balance point, weight, shaft length, even shaft and frame material according to the brochure View attachment 200379 View attachment 200380

    Anyone got experience on the stiffness of K9 4U and it's actually medium/low stiff (between K9 3U and Master 900) and not the same stiffness as Master 900 according to Kawasaki?
     
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    Sorry meant 3U, how do I edit/delete my earlier post
     
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    Any thoughts on their shoes? The K-170D model looks neat. [​IMG]
     
  18. Woesi

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    Like the design and they are not too bad for the price (paid ~65€ on Aliexpress with 10 days shipping).

    Cheaper than the Yonex 88 Dial, which come in at above 100€ rn (paid ~90€ back in 2020).

    For 2/3 the price they offer better stability, a better insole and similar to minimally more cushioning (but that's probably due to the insole). They have a slightly wider cut than the 88D and also slightly worse grip.

    But the dial mechanism is where they saved some money compared to the Yonex alternative:

    The dial on the Yonex is just amazing, love it and it works just like new after almost 18 months (mostly as backup shoes though).

    The dial and the mechanism in general on the Kawasaki shoes is sadly worse in every way and it isn't as smooth as it was at the beginning on both pairs now after 4/5 months.
     

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    Thanks for the response! Have you tried other Kawasaki shoes? And do they all have issues with grip? I'm interested in getting the K-527 now, but since I play mostly on wood floors good grip is especially important for me.
     
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    The Kawasaki ones do not have a problem with grip. It is just that the Yonex ones are slightly better...

    I also play on wooden floors most of the time and there is only one hall which has a really old floor that hasn't been properly cleaned for quite a while now.
    This is the only floor where I struggle with these shoes' grip but so do pretty all the LN, Victor and Yonex shoes I have used...
    In all other halls wiping down the shoes with your hands or on your calves every once in a while does the trick.

    Haven't tried any other Kawasaki shoes so far since the only interesting aspect for me has been the Dial tightening mechanism.
     

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